This is art to remember Reminder

Alzheimer Society of North Bay
News Release

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The Alzheimer Society of North Bay will be hosting Art to Remember 2 – A Fundraiser and Auction on Friday, November 8th, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the WKP Kennedy Gallery.


Art to Remember is a fundraiser designed to help sustain the Alzheimer Society’s Dementia Art Program. This highly successful program has been operating within the community for two years. Proceeds from the event will not only support the program, but will also be shared with the WKP Kennedy Gallery. The event will include live and silent artwork auctions, gift bags for each attendee, door prizes, raffles, David Tea samples, entertainment and more!


All art pieces have been generously donated artists in the community. Tickets are available at $10 each and can be purchased at the Alzheimer Society- 1180 Cassells Street. Artists are still able to donate to the event. Please visit www.alzheimer.ca/northbay for more information.


More About the Dementia Art Program

The Dementia Art Program has allowed our in-house Art Program Coordinator to directly service people who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.

By conducting therapeutic art sessions in the district’s long-term care centres, retirement homes, The North Bay Regional Health Centre, St. Joseph Mother House, as well as public art sessions, we are able to provide an hour dedicated to the needs of the individuals living with the disease, allowing for a sense of accomplishment and self-worth.

This hour of therapeutic art improves mood and behaviours, reduces anxiety, and provides the clients with a new way to communicate, as words are often lost.

The program engages many of the best practices for dementia care, including socialization and interaction with others, a structured routine program that involves consistency, non-verbal activity, and the guarantee for successful outcomes.

This program truly dispels the misconception that individuals with dementia are lost forever.

Instead, by viewing their art, we learn that they are still here, only in different ways.

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